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# Schema Preview from Zip

**`POST /schemas/import/file/preview`**

Previews the schema from a zip file without importing it into the local database.

**Authentication:** Bearer token required (`Authorization: Bearer <token>`)

**Permission:** `Permissions.SCHEMAS_SCHEMA_CREATE`

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## Request

### Request Body

The request body must be the raw binary content of a `.zip` file containing schema files.

**Content-Type:** `application/octet-stream`

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## Response

### Success Response

**Status:** `200 OK`

```json
[
  {
    "id": "63e3e5e8a01b3c001234abcd",
    "uuid": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "name": "Carbon Offset Schema",
    "entity": "VC",
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "document": {
      "$id": "#CarbonOffset",
      "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {}
    }
  }
]
```

### Error Responses

| Status                      | Description               |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| `401 Unauthorized`          | Missing or invalid token  |
| `403 Forbidden`             | Insufficient permissions  |
| `422 Unprocessable Entity`  | File is missing or empty  |
| `500 Internal Server Error` | Unexpected server failure |